Pilz Family History
Pilz Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or metonymic occupational name for a gatherer or seller of mushrooms from Middle High German bül(e)z German Pilz ‘mushroom’ (from Latin boletus). German: variant of Pils an occupational name for a furrier from Middle Low German pils pels ‘fur fur coat’. Compare Piltz .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022